Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2023	Jun. 28, 2022	Jun. 27, 2023	Jun. 28, 2022
NET REVENUES:
Total net revenues	$ 35,620	$ 36,497	$ 103,799	$ 103,010
RESTAURANT OPERATING COSTS:
Food and packaging costs	10,923	11,767	32,185	32,450
Payroll and other employee benefit costs	11,940	12,295	35,477	35,027
Restaurant occupancy costs	2,432	2,383	7,318	7,088
Other restaurant operating costs	4,811	4,753	14,129	13,558
Preopening costs	80	0	110	50
Depreciation and amortization	919	993	2,740	2,990
Total restaurant operating costs	31,105	32,191	91,959	91,163
General and administrative costs	2,365	2,384	7,040	7,677
Advertising costs	751	807	2,423	2,260
Impairment of long-lived assets	965	303	1,041	2,056
Gain on restaurant asset sale and lease termination	(10)	(9)	(32)	(666)
Litigation contingencies	0	0	0	332
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:	444	821	1,368	188
Interest and other expense, net	(18)	(12)	(56)	(41)
NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES:	426	809	1,312	147
Provision for income taxes	551	(1)	10,503	(9)
NET INCOME:	977	808	11,815	138
Income attributable to non-controlling interests	(135)	(339)	(479)	(1,489)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 842	$ 469	$ 11,336	$ (1,351)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.04	$ 0.96	$ (0.11)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.04	$ 0.95	$ (0.11)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic (in shares)	11,700,044	12,457,251	11,853,441	12,502,449
Diluted (in shares)	11,769,286	12,560,658	11,910,491	12,502,449
Service [Member]
NET REVENUES:
Total net revenues	$ 35,376	$ 36,265	$ 103,123	$ 102,305
Franchise [Member]
NET REVENUES:
Total net revenues	$ 244	$ 232	$ 676	$ 705